- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Simon Pulse; Reprint edition (Nov 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0689828772
- ISBN-13: 978-0689828775
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14.1 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #379,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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New Zealand author Sherryl Jordan has crafted a riveting story, reminiscent of the work of Thomas Hardy, that's shimmering with the romanticism of a fairy tale but told with the vivid detail and suspense of a modern novel. In an ancient time, a newlywed girl is taken to a seaside thatched cottage by her much older husband. His drunken lovemaking repels her, but Marnie must endure because he is the lord's middle son and she has married him to save her family from starvation. When he is killed in a fall, she feels more release than grief, in spite of the village rumors that she caused his death with a witch's curse. Suspicions grow when she befriends an outcast, a "mad" boy called Raver whose rages and yammerings look to villagers like the work of the devil. But Marnie realizes that the boy is deaf, and his bursts of anger come from his inability to communicate. With the help of the kindly and wise village priest, she begins to invent a sign language for him. A tender love grows between them in the cottage, but Marnie still fears the marriage bed. Meanwhile, the scandalized villagers spy on the "witch," and at last force her to endure the bloodcurdling ordeal of trial by hot iron. Readers will gobble up this entrancing story, and may want to move on to Cynthia Voigt's Jackaroo, Michael Cadnum's In a Dark Wood, and perhaps Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. (Ages 12 to 15) --Patty Campbell
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
In a starred review, PW said, "The author transports readers to a craggy seaside town for this sweeping story of a blossoming friendship between a young woman outsider and a young man whom the townsfolk deem mad." Ages 12-up.
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Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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THE AFTERNOON MARNIE came to Torcurra, the villagers were whipping the devils out of a mad boy. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
is it quiet or is it jus me?,
By freebutterfly410 (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Raging Quiet (Paperback)
This book is about a sixteen year old named Marnee, who is forced to marry Isake the lord where her father works after her father fell ill and no longer could work, in return her parents would be looked after. Her and Isake move to a local town by the ocean, where she gets more then what she bargained for. Isake dies in a roofing accident and she is blamed for his death. She is accused of witchcraft when she meets revan the local madman and teaches his sign language, the towns people think she is teaching him spells, she is lead through a trial and only time will tell what the judgement is.this book is good and i definitely recommend it!
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A wonderful, touching work,
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This review is from: The Raging Quiet (Paperback)
I loved this book very much. It is one of my favorites. It is beautiful, and lovely, and shows the value of acceptance and love in a society. I recommend it for all people in all age groups.
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A Truly Wonderful Book,
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This review is from: The Raging Quiet (Paperback)
Okay, this book is one of the best books I have ever read. It's in my top-five list of favorite books. I won't tell you every detail because you've probably read every other review already. But this book is splendid. Though, like other people, I would reccommend it for uh...older teens because of the rape. But don't take like 'Oh it has rape in it so I can't read it!' I think that this book is for anyone who is mature enough to take it. I think that Marnie is a very smart, stubburn girl, but she is nice too and reminds me of myself. I think that this book is a great romance and also teaches you that, it doesn't matter who you love, that love comes in different unexpected ways.
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